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Romesh Kaluwitharana

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Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana

Born: 24 November 1969, Colombo
Major Teams: Colts Cricket Club, Galle Cricket Club, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Romesh Kaluwitharana
Pronounced: Romesh Kaluwitharana
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSG), 1st Test, 1992/93
Latest Test:
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Centurion, 3rd Test, 2000/01

ODI Debut:
Sri Lanka v India at Margao, 3rd ODI, 1990/91
Latest ODI:
Sri Lanka v India at Birmingham, NatWest Series, 2002

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 20/01/2001)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   40   64   4  1629  132*  27.15  60.87   3   7   74  20

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 06/07/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  177  169  13  3463  102*  22.19  79.04   2  22  127  71

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1988/89 - 2002/03; last updated 10/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  116  173  11  6411  179   39.57  13  40  244  44

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1990/91 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  217  209  15  4644  140*  23.93   5  25  155  79

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               2      16    2   8.00  2-16    0   0   6.0  8.00

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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The diminutive, right-handed, wicket-keeper batsman, known fondly as "Kalu", burst into the international scene by blasting an unbeaten 132 on debut against Australia during the 1992/3 tour of Sri Lanka. However, after such a wonderful start he failed to secure his place in the senior side because of occasional lapses behind the stumps. The selectors experimented instead with Pubudu Dassanayake, Gamini Wickramasinghe, Ashley de Silva and Chamara Dunusinghe from 1992-1995, but not one established himself as the regular keeper. For the crucial 1995/6 tour of Australia they recalled Kaluwitharana and it turned out to be the turning point of his career. During the controversial tour Kaluwitharana combined with Sanath Jayasuriya to form a devastating opening partnership in the Benson and Hedges One-Day Tournament. He managed only 250 runs in ten innings but the pace with which he scored them revolutionalised one-day batting. He was the first true pinch hitter. The 1996 World Cup followed soon after where he and Jayasuriya created a sensation with their violent assaults in the opening fifteen overs. The confidence gained from his batting fed into his wicket keeping and he established a semi-permanent berth in the side. Since then his batting style has tempered somewhat and he is now capable of playing longer innings. Nevertheless a 22.24 one-day average remains disappointing after 173 games, as does a 27.15 Test average, and the emergence of wicket keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara threatens his career. He has been dropped from the Test squad being, but still remains in the ODI squad.(30.04.2002)

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